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DragonFly BSD vs OpenBSD: catalog facts
DragonFly BSD	OpenBSD
Free Free to download and use; the project accepts donations.	Free Free to download and use; development is funded through donations to the OpenBSD…
Command line	Command line
HAMMER2 filesystem developed by the project NVMM hypervisor support and an amdgpu driver in 6.4	Strong security record in the default install Integrated cryptography and the home of OpenSSH
DPorts lags behind the current FreeBSD ports branch Smaller user base and hardware support than mainstream systems	Less focus on desktop convenience than mainstream Linux distributions Narrower hardware and software support than Linux
Operating system	Operating system
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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